Manchester United’s FA Cup exit at the hands of Swansea City means the club are now realistically only competing for two trophies this season.

The Premier League is rapidly turning into a battle to finish in the top four, which leaves David Moyes looking at European Cup and Capital One Cup as his best chance of silverware.

United play the first leg of their semi-final with Sunderland this evening, and Moyes will know that anything other than a comfortable victory over the two games could cripple his reign at Old Trafford.

The Capital One Cup in all its recent guises is a trophy which has not held the most significant importance to United in recent seasons, despite the fact Sir Alex Ferguson’s charges contested two out of the last five finals.

This season, however, we are seeing a different level of importance placed upon the League Cup with it being potentially United’s only realistic chance of silverware left in Moyes’ debut season.

Sunderland have shown a remarkable improvement in terms of performances since Uruguayan Gus Poyet’s took over from Paolo Di Canio, however they have still struggles to get results on a consistent basis.

This is something Moyes should bear in mind ahead of his team selection – with Sunderland having the potential to cause yet another upset to United if the tie is taken lightly by the visitors.

However after such disappointing defeats in 2014 already it is likely Moyes will send out a full strength team this evening.